Coin purse



Jan. 22, 1929. 1,699,614

D. FAIRBAIRN com PURSE Filed Oct. 29, 1927 IN VENTOA .IDOnaZd f fr-jmzrn/ I A TTOKNEY Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

UNITEDSTATES DONALD FAIRBAIRN, OF AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK.

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Application filed. October 29, 1327. Serial No. 2Qi9,67.

This invention relates to a new and useful article of manufacture, and more particularly, a new and useful coin purse.

With the illustrated embodiment in mind, but without intention to limit more than is required by the prior art, the invention briefly resides in an'elastic or distensible coin container, the walls defining the enclosed cavity of which are provided with one or more openings of a shape and size normally retaining coins but permitting the same to be abstracted with facility.

Referring to the drawings, in which a sin gle embodiment of the invention only is illustrated, it comprises a hollow container indicated generally at 1, the internal cavity 2 of which is defined by material 3, of any suitable distensible nature such as, and preferably, vulcanized rubber, whlch is provided 7 with one or more openings 4 and 5 in its walls.

Next to vulcanized rubber composition a fabric rendered distensible or elastic either by knitting or by a coating or incorporation of elastic material such as rubber are deemed desirable, but any material the distensibility of which is sufiicient to allow coins to be forcibly introduced or inserted in the openings at and 5 without allowing them to fall out in normal use may be employed.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the purse is shown as originally crudely constructed from a small vulcanized inner tube out oif to length and cemented at its ends as indicated at 6 to form a closed cavity. The holes 4 and 5 the maximum length of which does not exceed and preferably is less than the diameter of the smallest coin to be carried may be made before or after closing the ends and they may be made before or after vulcanizing the rubber, if rubber composition is employed in its manufacture, as is preferred. The composition is preferably of low sulphur content with a minimum or no excess sulphur after vulcanization to obviate tarnishing silver coins by the formation of sulphides. Or a non-sulphur vulcanizing agent such as trinitro benzine may be employed for such purpose.

The invention is believed to be broadly new and is not intended to be limited to particular materials or to any particular method of manufacturing the article of which a wide number are available. For instance, vulcanization in molds with an expanding medium as used in the manufacture of play balls for children, may be employed.

departing from the The shape of the container and of the openings may also be varied within wide limits, although it is preferred to employ circular opemngs as they permit not only of easy introduction and removal of the coins, but render them visible and facilitate selection,

By the present invention is provided a coin purse, the flexibility of which permits it to be carried comfortably and which is capable of carrying all coins commonly used today from adime to a half dollar, for instance without liability of loss when sitting in trams, automobiles, or public places, as not infrequently. happens in the everyday experience of men. One or more openings of a slightly smaller diameter (if circular) than a dime in the vulcanized rubber walls of an otherwise closed container permit such differ-- ent sized coins to be carried with safety. When made of rubber around thick, friction insures against accidental loss of the purse from ones pocket.

In lieu of one compartment the purse may be made with a separate compartment for one or more sizes of coins and with of course an opening or openings for each compartment for access and view of the contents.

Reference is therefore made to the accompanying claims for an understanding of the scope of the invention in view of the changes and alterations which may be made without principle underlying the present invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A coin container of rubber composition provided with a completely enclosed cavity for holding coins and with one or more circular openings in the walls defining the cavity and of a diameter less than the smallest coin adapted to be carried in the container.

2. A coin container of distensible wall con struction capable of holding a plurality of coins so as to permit of their bein shifted relative to one another, and provided with one or more openings of a shape permitting view and selection of any desired coin and of a size requiring extension of their normal perimeter to withdraw any coin therethrough.

3. A coin container of distensible wall construction capable of loosely holding a plurality of coins so as to permit of their being shifted relative to one another and provided with one or more openlngs, the margms of Which are spaced apart sufliciently to expose the 'coins to View and to facilitate digital extraction thereof, the maximum dimension of said openings being less than the greatest dimension of the smallest coin adapted to be carried in said container.

4;. A coin container of extensible Wall construction capable of holding a plurality of coins so as to permit 01": their being shifted relative to one another and provided with 10 one or more circular openings of a diameter less than the smallest coin adapted to be carried in said container.

Signed at New York county and State of NGVVYOlk, this 27th day of October, 1927.

DONALD FAIRBAIRN. 

